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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

30-Day Tarot Challenge - Questions 16, 17, 18

16) Do you ever use the Major Arcana without the Minor Arcana, or vice versa?No. In fact once I was having trouble understanding a querent's question because it was extremely disorganized and "all over the place." So I was trying to pick out the main elements as seemed appropriate. Another reader suggested that I might separate the deck into Major/Minor Arcana and use only the Majors to pick a single card that might give the lady some insights. I decided to take the advice, but I decided not to separate the deck. I figured that if this lady needed a Major card, it would appear... and it did! I ended up with the Hanged Man, and it worked really well for the client. That experience just helped confirm for me that the cards will tell you what you need to know, so separating them is not really necessary.

Morgan Greer Tarot

17) Do you do readings using reversals? Why or why not?Hah! When I first started with Tarot, I didn't. But I was also reading for myself and other people I knew really well. When I started reading for strangers I realized immediately that the fine shades of meaning available with reversals would be extremely useful in giving detailed readings...especially readings via email. At first I was a bit nervous, but now I really like using them.

18) Do you feel a "connection" to your cards?Yes, I do! I actually feel like they're sort of friends :) I feel a great connection to all of my decks, though the images in the Golden Tarot (Liz Dean) don't really pull me in. But I still feel like they "speak" to me, in their own way.